NetherRealm Reviews

4.1

76% would recommend to a friend

(20 total reviews)
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Kevin Tsujihara

100% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

NetherRealm has an employee rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars, based on 20 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The NetherRealm employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

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20 reviews
2.0
12 Dec 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

- Most of the associate to senior level people are great. - Some of the perks are good, but not up to par with what you'd find at most other AAA studios. - WB corporate is pretty good. - Bonuses can be high.

Cons

- There aren't any real leaders in the company. - The company culture is almost non-existent. Having an arcade with leftover Midway games isn't culture. Free pop isn't culture. - People love to try and do work they're not qualified for at all. The story is written by a lead engineer. UI is always in everyone's business and continues to even after we complained to management. - The game designers rule the studio and can sometimes be hostile to other departments. - You will be looked down upon if you're not crunching hard with everyone else regardless if you have work to do. - Base pay is below industry averages. - Bad ideas don't die, they get turned into features. Clash system in Injustice; Faction War in MKX - If you want to get promoted forget it. Those spots don't open up because most of the people have been here for 15 or more years and will probably only leave when they retire. - Everything is still Waterfall development, even though some people might say it's Agile.

2.0
11 Apr 2015

Associate Artist

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Well-Stocked kitchen with free Coffee and beverages for employees to take at anytime throughout the day. Casual work atmosphere with a great group of passionate individuals.

Cons

Horrible pay compensation when considering the technical responsibilities of the job. Difficult to get to from public transit; conducive to (very) local residents only. Experienced staff treat you like a peasant, and regularly disregard your opinions. As much as I was a part of the team, I never felt important to the team. Team consisted of close-nit friends that have worked together for 10+ years, and treated me like I should've already learned their extremely modded in-house software prior to being hired for the job. As fast as I feel I am at learning new software packages and techniques, I never felt my efforts were up to par with what they wanted, and I felt ridiculed out of "fun activities" that occasionally occurred around the offices. It seems the only people that succeed from the paid internship, and are ultimately offered a full-time position are the people that regularly left their desk to mingle in other departments, and make friends with the important figures at the studio. Hard work was not valued as highly as I felt it should've been.

1.0
6 Dec 2015

Programmer

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nice office, that's all I can say, really.

Cons

Employees are incapable to deliver quality work. The network part of the game engine is horrible. Their software design is one big spaghetti code.

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